Bridal intimates ranges continue to expand into sleepwear and swimwear categories, and this report focuses on lingerie. These items offer camera-ready looks for hen-do and honeymoon events. In terms of design, three-dimensional embroidered motifs continue to be important, and longer-line brami styles play with corset-inspired looks to flatter the body shape. Classic pale blue is emerging as a key color for retro-inspired designs, marketed at a young fashion customer.

Sequins are widely used on women's occasional dresses in A/W 19/20, resulting in graphics such as stars, florals and animals, or abstract effects like ocean colors, flat placement and linear design. Sequins create visual impacts and give a dreamlike aesthetic.

The Scottish classic embroidery, chantilly lace, chemical trimming create exquisite dress or top. The application to the worn-out jeans, denim or suede jacket delivers a casual yet retro appeal.

Each girl dreams to be a princess, wearing an elegant dress to stroll in the garden and run at the castle.

A pink dress makes you a real fairy with its sweet and pure hue.

Since when the sequins are so chic? They are widely applied on the garments such as formal dress in this season and create a strikingly gorgeous look.

Fresh and sweet, countryside wildflowers and sprigs are embroidered on formal dress in an all-over effect, ideal for young girls.

Three-dimensional flowers, beads and embroideries prevail on occasional dresses, but S/S 18 catwalks see sequins shine out. Glitzy sequins show different effects with diverse decorative approaches. Let's discover how designers apply sequins at fashion shows.

Sophisticated gray is soft ,harmonious and plain, it is a color that can elevate the style.

Pattern & Craft for Women's Formal Dress -- Illusory Reality

Decorative details on shoulders and sleeves

Noble purple is often seen on formal dresses. Although it is not ideal for yellow-skin Asians, purple of different tones brings various effects. The purple with lower saturation and lightness still feels mysterious on dresses, and it is more practical and more friendly to yellow skins.

Cheongsam was created in the 1920s, but some scholars believe that it can be traced back to the robe in Qing and Han dynasties. Cheongsam became a popular dress for women since 1920s, and was regarded as a national garment by the government of the Republic of China in 1929. Although the definition and the invention time are still controversial, cheongsam is a brilliant design of China’s costume culture.

Chinoiserie or Chinese style is developed on the basis of traditional Chinese cultures, featuring a variety of domestic elements and combining them with global trends or lifestyles. In recent years, Chinese style is widely used in pop-culture areas, especially the apparel. Heavy chinoiseries have infiltrated the fashion world.

Ultramarine continues to resonate as an essential color, it brings us into a dreamy fairyland. The application on women's dress accentuates the elegant and mysterious appeal for women.

Patterns are themed with flowers and animals, rendering in single or combined style, and the combination of flowers, leaves and animals reveal the nature's charm.